Alfred currier



(No Model.) I

A. OURRI-ERV ANTI RATTLER FOR THILLFGOUPLINGS. .No. 433,397. PatentedJuly 29, 1890.

/ W/ESSES: v 6g l/VVE/VTOH UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED CURRIER, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, ASSIGN OR OF ONE-HALF 7 TODANIEL H. POWERS, OF SAME PLACE.

ANTE RATTLER FOR THILL-COUPLI NGS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 433,397, dated July 29,18911).

Application filed February 1, 1890. Serial No. 338,924. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED GURRIER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Anti-Rattlers forThill-Couplings; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable IOothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame. I

My invention relates to an anti-rattler for thill-couplings; and theobject of my invention is to produce an article of this nature I 5which, by reason of its many advantages, will recommend itself topersons requiring the use of such a device; and it consists in theconstruction, combination, and arrangement of the various partshereinafter described, and

particularly pointed out in the claims, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 represents a side elevation of adevice embodying my invention; Fig. 2, a de- 2 5 tail showing plan oftie detached; Fig. 3, a detail showing front elevation of spring.

Like letters of referenceindicate like parts throughout the drawings.

A represents a section of an axle; B, aclip having jaws B for thethill-irons; O, the thillirons attached to a section of thill, and D thethill-bolt securing thill to clip.

The tie-bar E has an enlarged portion J for strengthening it at thatpoint, a shoul- 5 der I, and pendent armG forward of the axle.

The arm G is setback from the shoulder, leaving it prominent to providea fulcrum for the spring-lever F, and said arm is provided with ahorizontal bolt-aperture near its lower end.

0 The extreme point of the shoulderI is substantially in line with thecenter of the eyebolt, and the back of the arm G is substantially inline with the rear of the eyebolt.

F is a reverse curved spring-lever having 5 its back against theshoulder I for afulcrum, and has its upper portion curved to fit thebarrel of the thill-iron, and is provided with an oblong opening K toreceive the bolt II and upon which it has a vertical movement foraccommodating itself to the varying dis 5o tances between the two boltsD and H for taking up lost motion. The bolt H is an ordinary shortcarriage-bolt, and is provided with a retaining-nut.

The method of applying and using the device and its manner of operationto prevent rattling of the thills in the jaws of the clip is obvious.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In combination with the thill and clip, the tie-bar E, having theenlarged portion J, the shoulder I, in line with the center of thethill-bolt, the depending arm G, set back from the shoulder and forwardof the axle, provided with the bolt-opening near the lower end, thespring F, having its upper portion curved to lit the thill-bolt barrel,and arranged between the jaws of the clip back of the barrel and incontact therewith, and provided at its lower end with an elongated slotK, for automatic adjustment of the spring slipped onto the bolt andagainst the head theredf, and having its back against the end of theshoulder I and the bolt H arranged in said bolt-opening and providedwith its retainingnut, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination, with the thill and clip, of the tie-bar E, havingintegral shoulder I, rounded on its acting face, and integral dependingarm G set back from the shoulder, the thill-bolt D, the reverse curvespring-lever F, having bearing midway its length 011 the roundedshoulder and at its lower end formed with elongated slot extending inthe direction of the length of the lever, and the bolt passed throughsaid slot, and an opening in the lower end of the arm G and providedwith head and a nut, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALFRED CURRIER.

Vitne'sses:

DENNIS L. Roenns, LUTHER V. MoULToN.

